Calallen High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12. The school is located in the Calallen Independent School District in northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The school is also known for its high athletic success in football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and the Pride of Calallen Wildcat Band.
Background
Calallen's name comes from Calvin Joseph Allen, a prominent early rancher. Allen owned a cattle ranch on which the Calallen Independent School District is now located. Allen donated land to the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Rail Line as right-of-way; in exchange, the railroad agreed to place a depot on Allen's property. Allen then subdivided the land adjacent to the depot and established a townsite there. The town was named Calvin until it was discovered that another community in Texas already had that name. Founded in 1910, Calallen was annexed by the city of Corpus Christi in 1970.
Athletics
In football, Calallen High School has played in the state semifinals twelve times and in the state finals two times. 2005 - Lost to Hebron High School 28-0. 2016 - Lost to Aledo High School 24-16. Football coachPhil Danaher is the fourth coach in Texas high school football history to win more than 300 games and is currently the winningest high school football coach in all of Texas with 470 wins. The Calallen baseball team has won three state championships in 2000, 2005, and 2008. The Wildcats have also won the state championship in Girls Basketball, and Girls Cross Country. Calallen is designated by the University Interscholastic League as a 5A high school for interscholastic competitions. The school mascot is the Wildcat, and the school colors are Maroon and White.
Traditions
There are several traditions among the Calallen student body. "Tiger Rag" is the Calallen fight song. It is played by the Pride of Calallen Wildcat Marching Band at pep rallies and football games. "Hail to Calallen" serves as the school's alma mater song. At the conclusion of every pep rally, the senior class forms a circle on the gymnasium floor, interlocks their hands, and sings the song. It is set to the tune of "The Bells of St. Mary's". The Spirit Stick is a reward for the most spirited class, given out at each pep rally. Each class take turns doing the school's Victory cheer. Whichever class is the loudest is awarded the Spirit Stick. Senior Dress-Up Day takes place on the Friday before Halloween every year. This tradition features the senior class, who dress up in costume and perform skits during that week's pep rally.
Calallen Band
Calallen High School's band program is made up of about 150 students. The band program's "Percussion Ensemble" was awarded the state title in '13 and '15. The band's Winterguard was awarded the TECA state title 5 times with the most recent title being in 2014.
The Calallen Percussion Ensemble is an indoor concert ensemble. The Calallen Percussion Theater and Calallen Percussion Ensemble have been awarded over 10 TECA and TCGC State Titles combined.
Calallen Winterguard
The Calallen Winterguard is a program that takes place in the winter season. The Calallen Winterguard has been awarded 5 state titles with the recent title being in 2014.
Band History
Calallen Band: 2012-2013
The 2012-2013 show "Once Upon a Time" is an interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood, featuring a clarinet solo excerpt of Salvation is Created by Chesnokov as the ballad. The band competed in the HEB Marching Festival on October 6, 2012 in Bedford, TX, scoring 5th place in 4A Division with 9th place overall in pre-lims and 8th place in finals. The band also competed in the Lake Shore Marching Festival on October 13, 2012 at Mathis HS, and was awarded Runner-Up Color Guard in 4A, Best Drum Majors in 4A, Best Percussion in 4A, Best 4A Band, and Grand Champions. The Calallen band competed in the U.I.L. Region 14 Marching Contest on October 20, 2012 at Calallen HS, and received a Superior Rating from the judges. The Calallen band also hosted and marched exhibition at the U.I.L. 3A Area Marching Contest on October 27, 2012. The band ended their show "Once Upon A Time" by competing at Bands of America Super Regionals on November 3, 2012 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX where the band placed 4th in the 2A Division. The Calallen Band was also awarded KIII-TV's Blitz Band of The Week against CC King on the week of October 7–13, 2012, setting a current record number of 39,000 votes. On November 4, 2012, the Calallen band was nominated for "Band of the Year" since they were one of the bands who won "Band of the Week". They won the award against 9 other bands, making the Calallen Band the first inaugural KIII-TV Blitz Band of The Year.
